News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-01-27
STOWE,

STOWE.
Sore eyes are prevalent among chill
dren. The trouble is often preceded by
Il cold.
Will Morrill, lost horse last week.
from what immediate cause may not be
known.
Mrs. Richie o. Mower, at this writing,
lies critically i'll; yet with hopes of her
recovery.
For the past two or three weeks the
water in the river has been so low as to
necessitate the stopping of mills and
shops at Mill Village.
An oyster supper will be given at Mrs.
Jane SanbOrn's, on the Branch, Thurs
day night of this week, the proceeds to
go for the benefit of the society in sup
port of preaching.
The rain of Sunday and Monday great
ly reduced the large body of snow, sus-
pended numbering for the present, and
filled the streams to overlooking, and
made travelling almost impossible.
Hiram Smalley, aged so years a FORM
er resident of this town, died last week
at his sons residence in Greensboro. For
many years Mr.. Smalley lived on the
farm now occupied by Alvinza Barrows.
Several of our dairymen and tub man
ufacturers had in mind to go to st.
Johnsbury last week to compete in the
butter and package exhibit. But owing
to the storm and winds transit was i'm
possible.
Several copies of the Omaha Bee, an
annual business retrospect of the BOOM
ing young city, have been received by
different ones from &. ). Raymond, a for
no I'm hn ri rysc
ular jeweler.
The question before the Branch lyceum
for discussion this week is in regard to
the town system of schools. The lyce-
ums occur Wednesday evenings, are well
attended and develop much interest and
labor in preparation for the exercises.
II. B. Faunce had valuable horse so
injured last week as to necessitate kill
ing. The animal was injured in the lum-
Der woods above .'S3nthz Hollow" by
backing over small sharp stub, which
dsemboweled it. The loss invites SYM
pathy.
The death of Mrs. Geo. N. Dixie occurr-
ed on Monday night. The remains will
be taken to Bristol, VT, on Wednesday,
for interment. Mr.. Dixie and his two
children are eetitled to the sympathy of
the entire community.
Mr.. Wilcox, who has been in the mer-
camille business here for several years,
has decided to leave town, and last week
went to Ware, Mass, where he will en-
gage in business, having already secured
a location for conducting a general mer-
camille trade.
Charles B. Harris is again very low
with Affections which have long followed
him. DR.. Rublee, of MOrrisville, has
been called in attendance. He is fine,
gentlemanly appearing physician, and
hopes are entertained that his treatment
may avail in Mr.. Harris case.
Miss Bracket has again kindly remem-
bered our people by lately presenting to
the library several volumes of ''Littel's
Living Age" The history of New Hamp
shire has also been received from John
Clark, editor of the Mirror and Farmer.
vermont in the War" is also an addi-
ton lately received.
The educational meeting held here on
Friday by Hon. Justus Dart, assisted by
Principal Hit, of Mortified, was well
attended. and regarded by those present
as success. The teachers, pupils and
citizens, by their presence and participa-
ton in the exercises, added much to
make the occasion one of interest and
profit.
The annual Masons' oyster supper will
take place at the lodge rooms on Tues
day evening, Feb. l. These annual
gatherings are calculated to develop a
friendly social feeling among the people
and particularly to establish Il kindly re-
gard for an order composed of our best
citizens, which has for ages been fore
most in noble works, and has ever chal-
lenged merited criticism.
Mr.. Chester Marshall, aged 81, living
at Moss Glen, who has for several weeks
been sick, as people thought, unto death,
has so far recovered as to be about the
neighborhood. and better than he has
been for several years. What is remark
able about his recovery is, that while
he could see scarcely anything be-
fore his late sickness, one eye being en-
tirely blind, his sight has been returned
to both eyes, and he is now able to read
the finest print wirycuf stasses.
We clip from the Christian Messenger
of January 20 the following favorable
mention: "Rev. w. L. Douglass, of
Stowe, preached here waterbury, in ex-
change with Rev. G. E. Smith, with
great power and efficiency, from I'd Tim
OGily Il IcdCIl Gll0 NOIus
not yet thirty, Mr.. Douglass holds every
eye in close attention, while he pours
forth his soul in earnestness to save lost
men. His sermon was not lacking sound
reasoning and good sense. He aimed to
show that if the aoOrd was preached with
Christ's manner for model. men would
flock to hear the gospel and souls would
be converted"
The lyceum in connection with the vii
lage school was held on Wednesday eve
ming of last week. The subject for dis
cussion was the relative wrongs inflicted
by the whites upon the Indian and Negro.
There was evidently much preparation
for the debate on the part of the regular
dsputants, as facts in history were wo-
ven in as clinching arguments, either for
or against the unfortunate races. The
question was decided in the negative
that the Negro has suffered the greater
wrongs. The paper, 1.-The Busy Bee"
was we'll sustained by scholastic contri-
buttons, and the editors, the Misses An
sic Moody and Leila Macutchan, acquit-
ted well their duties, as did the many
others who participated in the exercises